The Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Cologne at gamescom 2011 will be a firework display of eSports. One of the biggest eSports stages Europe has ever seen is expected to be visited by the largest eSports audience that has ever come together in Germany. Enjoy the whole event in HD quality for €6,00 /$8,00 (Pre-sale price) only!

During the last months we had some troubles with the status of trusted teams. If a team had ever been trusted, it would never lose its status even if they should no longer have it. For example, if a player's trusted had expired.

To run a lot of different tournaments and ladders in different games and sections we need many volunteers, the so called admins. With the last update of our Admins Wanted Portal we added a lot of new information and details about becoming and being an admin, so read the news and the portal before you apply as admin.

We've got sweet news for you! Ben Nichol a.k.a. MrBitter will cross the pond and move to Germany, joining our team for exciting new projects to come. He got a lot experience being one of the most popular StarCraft II casters, has his show "12 weeks with the pros" and commentated the North American StarLeague. From now on he will be a fulltime caster for our upcoming tournaments.

You can expect eSports at its best at the launch of the sixth season of the global league of eSports champions, the Intel Extreme Masters, introducing League of Legends as one of the main titles for the first time. In addition, the 19th season of the ESL Pro Series, the national league for computer games, will kick off with the first Intel Friday Night Game event. Last but not least you can watch the grand finals of the Brink Championship and also of the AirRivals European Championship.

About four years ago we announced the fair-play reformation, which was the last big change we made to how we handle offensive behaviour (insults) here on the ESL. As time has gone by, both the ESL and the community playing has changed. This had led us to update the rules regarding insulting and fair-play. These changes will influence both penalties and others measures to encourage players to stay friendly while taking part in the ESL!

It's been three months since we published statistics about the cheater-rehabilitation. Back then we announced, that we would continue to give you all the facts and numbers, so here is the next news with facts, numbers and even more facts.

In cooperation with SponsorPay and Super Rewards we now offer easy ways for you to earn ESL Premium Days for free. All you have to do is take advantage of one of the offered deals on the SponsorPay and Super Reward website. There is a variety of deals such as taking part in a raffle or survey, registering on a website or ordering free samples for product testing, all help you to fill your Premium quickly and for free!